The right to use the title Historical City of the Year has already been granted to 19 cities

Znojmo

Prague - Visitation card for the competition for the Award for the best preparation and implementation of the Program for the regeneration of urban heritage reserves and urban heritage zones with the right to use the title Historical Town of the Year.

The founding document was signed based on a government resolution on November 2, 1994, by representatives of the entities guaranteeing the award - the Minister of Culture, the Minister of Economy (later taken over by the Minister for Regional Development, MMR) and the Chairman of the Union of Historical Towns of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia (SHSČMS). Since 2011, the Center for Regional Development of the Czech Republic has also been involved in the organization of the competition, representing MMR at the regional level.
 
It consists of a work of art made of Czech crystal symbolizing historical sites (it is owned by SHSČMS, and the winners are inscribed on the free area, who receive a replica), a commemorative graphic sheet, and a monetary amount of one million crowns.

In April, usually shortly before the International Day of Monuments and Historical Sites (April 18).

For the year	Winner	Other nominated cities
1994	Svitavy	none
1995	Kadaň	Třeboň
1996	Třeboň	Jimramov, Klášterec nad Ohří, Štramberk
1997	Kroměříž	Budyně nad Ohří, Kutná Hora
1998	Klášterec nad Ohří	Jindřichův Hradec
1999	Kutná Hora	Jindřichův Hradec, Litomyšl
2000	Litomyšl	Česká Kamenice, Loket, Prachatice
2001	Nový Jičín	Františkovy Lázně, Prachatice
2002	Prachatice	Chrudim, Příbor
2003	Spálené Poříčí	Karviná, Nové Hrady
2004	Františkovy Lázně	Boskovice, Česká Kamenice
2005	Česká Kamenice	Polná, Uherské Hradiště
2006	Polná	Cheb, Šternberk
2007	Jindřichův Hradec	Šternberk, Uherské Hradiště
2008	Šternberk	Beroun, Jilemnice
2009	Beroun	Jilemnice, Uherské Hradiště
2010	Znojmo	Polička, Prachatice
2011	Uherské Hradiště	Chrudim, Kutná Hora
2012	Jilemnice	Cheb, Příbor